Re: Battlezone rom hack?

Just replace the sockets if you want to stay with the regular set of
roms or install the Braze kit. Using chemicals such as metal cleaners
can create more problems than the solve. I've even heard of people
using the dishwasher to clean boards (!). Face it, Atari like a few
others used crap sockets. If you're cleaning IC pins, use a slightly
abrasive eraser gently on them.

The easiest way to swap the sockets is to cut the plastic down the
center like a salmon, remove the remains from the board in pieces,
usually only the pins themselves remain. These are easily removed using
a small tip and needle nose pliers. The holes are easily cleared of
solder.

Once replaced with machined sockets, they'll be good almost forever.

On 8/4/2012 4:12 AM, Franklin@Bowen.net wrote:
> Can you give more details on "cleaned the sockets with Tarn-x"?
>
> --
> My generic signature
>
> On Aug 2, 2012, at 15:24, Kevin Moore <talon.k@gmail.com
> <mailto:talon.k@gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>> Well I was in a bit of a hurry, so I just reflowed the headers, and
>> cleaned the sockets with Tarn-x Put it all back together, and it's
>> been running for the past 2 years.
>>
>> One of these days, I'll get around to replacing the sockets.
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Aug 2, 2012 at 2:18 PM, <wboucher6@cogeco.ca
>> <mailto:wboucher6@cogeco.ca>> wrote:
>>
>> This is what I did to my machine when I got it 2006 and have
>> never had a problem since.
>> (Since decent desoldering guns are relatively cheap nowadays
>> online (<$200)) I prefer to spend an evening replacing the
>> sockets and headers rather than hacking the game.
>>
>> Bill Boucher
>> http://www.biltronix.com
>>
>>
>> >
>> >
>> > It's a pain, but replacing the two 24 pin headers and then ALL
>> ROM and PROM
>> > sockets on the AUX and AVG will get the reliability back.
>> Replacing the 24
>> > pin interconnect cable also is a good idea. If you use the
>> Braze kit, you
>> > still need to replace the two Vector ROM sockets as they need
>> to stay
>> > inserted (ones ending in "421" and "422"). The set in my BZ
>> cab has run for
>> > over two years now with no issues.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > From: owner-vectorlist@vectorlist.org
>> <mailto:owner-vectorlist@vectorlist.org>
>> > [mailto:owner-vectorlist@vectorlist.org
>> <mailto:owner-vectorlist@vectorlist.org>] On Behalf Of Jeff Harrison
>> > Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2012 6:41 AM
>> > To: vectorlist@vectorlist.org <mailto:vectorlist@vectorlist.org>
>> > Subject: Re: VECTOR: Battlezone rom hack?
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > I did the HS hack myself years ago and it's been working great.
>> The board
>> > interconnects, on the other hand, are a different story. I wish
>> there was a
>> > kit to change the connectors to something more reliable.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Jeff
>> >
>> > On Thu, Aug 2, 2012 at 7:35 AM, Saku Taipale
>> <stt@brain.damage.fi <mailto:stt@brain.damage.fi>> wrote:
>> >
>> >
>> > I have a HUGE high score in my BZ due to a some glitch in game.
>> The game was
>> > set for public free-play during old-game happening in a museum.
>> When I got
>> > it back there was highest score something like over 10 million.
>> >
>> >
>> > Greetings: Saku Taipale, stt@damage.fi
>> <mailto:stt@damage.fi>
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > On Thu, 2 Aug 2012, AlW wrote:
>> >
>> > The Braze kit has been working great in my machine since it
>> came out. It
>> > does what you ask and saves high scores!
>> >
>> > -Al-
>> >
>> > On Aug 2, 2012, at 2:11 AM, "David Shoemaker" <davids@oz.net
>> <mailto:davids@oz.net>> wrote:
>> >
>> > Battlezone has a history of being unstable over the long run.
>> Much of it
>> > related to the roms/sockets. Is there any documented hack out
>> there to
>> > reduce the bank of roms down to a single rom?
>> >
>> > Or is the Braze high score kit about the best solution for this
>> problem?
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> > David
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
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